| populaire |
| 1. adj. (relational) people's; working-class | |
| tribunal populaire - people's court | |
| assemblée populaire - people's assembly, popular assembly | |
| 2. adj. popular (liked by many people) | |
| 3. adj. (linguistics) colloquial | |
| 4. n-m. populace, the people | |
| souvent |
| 1. adv. often | |
| le plus souvent - most often; more often than not | |
| le plus souvent possible, aussi souvent que possible - as often as possible | |
| le moins souvent possible, aussi peu souvent que possible - as infrequently as possible | |
| Je visite la France trop souvent. - I visit France too often. | |
| Je n'y pense pas très souvent. - I don't think of it very often. | |
| utilisé |
| 1. adj. used, in use | |
| 2. Participle. past participle of utiliser | |
| utiliser |
| 1. v. to use, to utilize | |
| Si tu veux l'utiliser, demande d'abord - If you want to use it, ask first | |
| dans |
| 1. prep. (literal, figurative) in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state) | |
| vieillir dans la misère - to grow old in poverty | |
| être dans l'infanterie - to be in the infantry | |
| avoir quelque chose dans la bouche - to have something in the mouth | |
| dans les circonstances d'une pandémie - under the circumstances of a pandemic | |
| Il habite dans le quartier le plus riche de Paris. - He lives in the richest district of Paris. | |
| Il nage comme un poisson dans l'eau. - He swims like a fish in the water. | |
| mettre l'argent dans la poche - to put money into one's pocket | |
| Bienvenue dans le meilleur bar de tout Paris. - Welcome to the best bar in all of Paris. | |
| 2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes) | |
| Aujourd'hui, je vais dans le Maine, et demain, je vais dans l’État de New York. - Today, I'm going to Maine, and tomorrow, I'm going to New York. | |
| 3. prep. in, within (a longer period of time) | |
| Je serai prêt dans une heure. - I'll be ready in one hour. | |
| Il arrivera dans trois jours. - He will arrive in three days. | |
| 4. prep. (with respect to time) during | |
| dans un temps donné - during a given time | |
| dans ma jeunesse - in my youth | |
| 5. prep. out of, from | |
| boire dans une tasse - to drink from a cup | |
| Il prend le beurre dans le réfrigérateur. - He takes the butter out of the fridge. | |
| 6. prep. (metonymy) in; in the works of | |
| le marxisme dans Sartre - Marxism in the works of Sartre | |
| 7. prep. (colloquial) (Used in dans les) | |
| dans les trentes kilos - about thirty kilos | |
| dans les dix euros - about ten euros | |
| 8. n. plural of dan | |
| la |
| 1. art. the (definite article) | |
| 2. pron. her, it (direct object) | |
| Où est Judith ? Je ne la vois pas. - Where is Judith? I don't see her. | |
| Prends cette boîte et mets-la dans le coin. - Take that box and put it in the corner. | |
| 3. n-m. (music) la, the note 'A' | |
| langue |
| 1. n-f. (anatomy) tongue | |
| la langue dans la bouche - the tongue in the mouth | |
| 2. n-f. (linguistics) language (system of communication using written or spoken words) | |
| la langue maternelle - the mother tongue, native language | |
| une langue étrangère - a foreign language | |
| Elle parle trois langues. - She speaks three languages. | |
| faire parler la langue française - to make speak the French language — Bertrand Barère | |
| courante |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of courant | |
| 2. n-f. (slang) the runs (diarrhea) | |
| 3. n-f. courante (dance) | |
| 4. n-f. courante (music) | |
| courant |
| 1. Participle. present participle of courir | |
| 2. n-m. current (of water, electricity, thought, etc.) | |
| courant électrique - electric current | |
| 3. adj. current, present | |
| 4. adj. (language skills) fluent | |
| 5. adj. common | |
| pour |
| 1. prep. for (meant for, intended for) (followed by a noun or pronoun) | |
| J'ai un cadeau pour toi. - I've got a gift for you. | |
| 2. prep. for (in support of) | |
| Pourquoi voter pour lui ? - Why did you vote for him? | |
| 3. prep. for (as a consequence for) | |
| Il faut le punir pour ses crimes. - He must be punished for his crimes. | |
| 4. prep. for (an intended destination) | |
| Sébastien est parti pour Londres. - Sébastien left for London. | |
| 5. prep. to (to bring about an intended result) (followed by a verb in the infinitive) | |
| Je veux chanter pour te faire revenir. - I want to sing to make you come back. | |
| 6. prep. for, to (according to) | |
| Pour moi, ce film est trop irréaliste. - For me, this film is too unrealistic. | |
| les |
| 1. art. plural of le: the | |
| 2. art. plural of la: the | |
| 3. pron. plural of le: them | |
| 4. pron. plural of la: them | |
| questions |
| 1. n. plural of question | |
| question |
| 1. n-f. (historical, chiefly with the definite article) question (interrogation by torture) | |
| 2. n-f. question (sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response) | |
| Je voudrais vous poser une question. - I would like to ask you a question. | |
| 3. n-f. issue, matter, topic, problem | |
| indirectes |
| 1. adj. feminine plural of indirect | |
| indirect |
| 1. adj. indirect | |
